South Korea votes to impeach president over corruption scandal

‘South Korea has voted to impeach its president Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal involving some of the country’s largest companies.
The vote means Ms Park, the country’s first female president, will also become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be impeached.
The vote in the National Assembly was passed by 234 votes to 56, indicating many members of the president’s ruling Saenuri party supported the motion.’
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